diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
index e39fd85ea2f9..63635cc44479 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ static const struct devlink_ops mlx5_devlink_ops = {
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_MLX5_SF_MANAGER
 	.port_new = mlx5_devlink_sf_port_new,
-	.port_del = mlx5_devlink_sf_port_del,
 #endif
 	.flash_update = mlx5_devlink_flash_update,
 	.info_get = mlx5_devlink_info_get,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/devlink_port.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/devlink_port.c
index 76c5d6e9d47f..f370f67d9e33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/devlink_port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/devlink_port.c
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ struct devlink_port *mlx5_esw_offloads_devlink_port(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u1
 }
 
 static const struct devlink_port_ops mlx5_esw_dl_sf_port_ops = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_MLX5_SF_MANAGER
+	.port_del = mlx5_devlink_sf_port_del,
+#endif
 	.port_fn_hw_addr_get = mlx5_devlink_port_fn_hw_addr_get,
 	.port_fn_hw_addr_set = mlx5_devlink_port_fn_hw_addr_set,
 	.port_fn_roce_get = mlx5_devlink_port_fn_roce_get,
diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index 21254d6884ee..aeccab044358 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -1447,23 +1447,6 @@ struct devlink_ops {
 	int (*port_new)(struct devlink *devlink,
 			const struct devlink_port_new_attrs *attrs,
 			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
-	/**
-	 * port_del() - Delete a port function
-	 * @devlink: Devlink instance
-	 * @port: The devlink port
-	 * @extack: extack for reporting error messages
-	 *
-	 * Devlink core will call this device driver function upon user request
-	 * to delete a previously created port function
-	 *
-	 * Notes:
-	 *	- On success, drivers must unregister the corresponding devlink
-	 *	  port
-	 *
-	 * Return: 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
-	 */
-	int (*port_del)(struct devlink *devlink, struct devlink_port *port,
-			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 
 	/**
 	 * Rate control callbacks.
@@ -1560,6 +1543,9 @@ void devlink_free(struct devlink *devlink);
  * @port_unsplit: Callback used to unsplit the port group back into
  *		  a single port.
  * @port_type_set: Callback used to set a type of a port.
+ * @port_del: Callback used to delete selected port along with related function.
+ *	      Devlink core calls this upon user request to delete
+ *	      a port previously created by devlink_ops->port_new().
  * @port_fn_hw_addr_get: Callback used to set port function's hardware address.
  *			 Should be used by device drivers to report
  *			 the hardware address of a function managed
@@ -1602,6 +1588,8 @@ struct devlink_port_ops {
 			    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 	int (*port_type_set)(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 			     enum devlink_port_type port_type);
+	int (*port_del)(struct devlink *devlink, struct devlink_port *port,
+			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 	int (*port_fn_hw_addr_get)(struct devlink_port *port, u8 *hw_addr,
 				   int *hw_addr_len,
 				   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
diff --git a/net/devlink/leftover.c b/net/devlink/leftover.c
index 03ce24a1397e..52aaa439caa5 100644
--- a/net/devlink/leftover.c
+++ b/net/devlink/leftover.c
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_port_new_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct devlink_port_new_attrs new_attrs = {};
 	struct devlink *devlink = info->user_ptr[0];
 
-	if (!devlink->ops->port_new || !devlink->ops->port_del)
+	if (!devlink->ops->port_new)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (!info->attrs[DEVLINK_ATTR_PORT_FLAVOUR] ||
@@ -1387,10 +1387,10 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_port_del_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = info->extack;
 	struct devlink *devlink = info->user_ptr[0];
 
-	if (!devlink->ops->port_del)
+	if (!devlink_port->ops->port_del)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	return devlink->ops->port_del(devlink, devlink_port, extack);
+	return devlink_port->ops->port_del(devlink, devlink_port, extack);
 }
 
 static int
